github-repo-ops

name: github-repo-ops description: GitHub repository creation and management via gh CLI. Use when user needs to create a new GitHub repo (private/public), set up initial files (README/.gitignore), or configure repo settings. Works standalone or as a prerequisite for project-ops skill.

GitHub Repo Ops

Create and manage GitHub repositories via gh CLI.

Prerequisites

# One-time auth
gh auth login
gh auth status

Commands

Create Repository

# Via gh CLI directly
gh repo create <name> --private --confirm

# Via this skill wrapper
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "skills/github-repo-ops/scripts/repo.ps1" create my-project --private

Create with Template

# With README + .gitignore
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "skills/github-repo-ops/scripts/repo.ps1" create my-project --private --with-readme --gitignore Node

Clone Existing Repo

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "skills/github-repo-ops/scripts/repo.ps1" clone https://github.com/user/repo.git "C:\workspace\repo"

Output Format

On success, returns JSON:

{
  "name": "my-project",
  "html_url": "https://github.com/user/my-project",
  "clone_url": "https://github.com/user/my-project.git",
  "ssh_url": "git@github.com:user/my-project.git",
  "private": true,
  "created_at": "2026-03-25T09:30:00Z"
}

Integration with project-ops

# Step 1: Create repo
$repo = powershell -File skills/github-repo-ops/scripts/repo.ps1 create my-project --private --json
$repoObj = $repo | ConvertFrom-Json

# Step 2: Initialize project-ops with repo path
powershell -File skills/project-ops/scripts/project.ps1 init my-project "My Project" -RepoPath "C:\workspace\my-project"

Available .gitignore Templates

• Node — Node.js / npm / yarn
• Python — Python / pip / venv
• Rust — Rust / cargo
• Go — Go modules
• Java — Maven / Gradle
• Dotnet — .NET / Visual Studio
• Common — OS files + IDE configs

See assets/templates/gitignore/ for full list.

Error Handling